• whoisearth
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    1 month ago

    Think of it like having your name, address written across your forehead. On its own a tattoo is benign but it’s another item that can be used to personally identify you

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      1 month ago

      Hmm, but there are already other things that make me stand out like being tall and masc + long hair. Would tattoos make a meaningful difference at that point?

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        1 month ago

        Yup. Depends on how paranoid you want to be.

        IMHO if those in power want to identify you they will, tattoos or not.

      • 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world
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        It’s just an added identifier. One extra point to match to you if it were to show up somewhere. This is a big reason to not get face/hand tattoos - they’re difficult to hide out in public.

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      1 month ago

      All the tattooed people also make non-tatooed folks easier to identify, unfortunately.